Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, said constituents at his town halls in Utah are evenly divided on whether they feel he is too tough, or not tough enough, with President Donald Trump, USA Today reported Monday.
Romney, who is the Senate Republican most critical of the president, said about half the room raised their hand when he asked, "How many of you in the room think I'm being too tough on the president?"
The other half raised their hand when he asked if they felt he was not being tough enough.
Romney said he did not ask the questions because he was having second thoughts about voicing his opinions, but, instead, to show those at the meeting that they can respectfully disagree with one another, something which has been in short supply over the past few years.
"People tend to associate with people of like mind, and they assume everyone thinks the way they do," he said. "And so, our town hall meetings have been quite civil."
When asked by USA Today about the backlash he receives from Trump and other Republicans for his criticism of the president, Romney said, "I try and do what I think is right. I'm not going to worry so much about the consequence or praise or, or lack thereof. And I hope that my kids down the road will say yeah, you know our dad, our grandfather, our great grandfather was a person of integrity and honored his oath of office."
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